Engineer) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film directed by Thanukumar, written by Manimaran, and produced by Vetrimaaran.

[5] Rakshita, who has previously appeared in Telugu films and in Kayal (2014), played the lead role.

The storytelling, after (a) flabby beginning, is superbly economic...the film makes good on its promise of a tight little thriller, with mostly adequate performances".

Barring one hard-to-believe turn, it manages to hit the right buttons to keep us on the edge of the seat.

[9] Behindwoods.com wrote, "Poriyaalan has a fairly gripping story, with a commendable, but crisp performance from Mohan Raman".